Job Description

G/O Media is the publisher of the web’s most original media brands, including Gizmodo, Deadspin, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, Quartz, The A.V. Club, The Root, The Inventory, The Onion, The Takeout and reaches over 120 million unique visitors a month—more than one-third of all Americans. We connect with the young, diverse audiences that are shaping our future. Through fearless journalism, provoking comedy, and high-impact storytelling, we are elevating the stories and issues our readers and viewers are passionate about.

About the Role:

Jezebel, the seminal media outlet devoted to feminism, is on the hunt for its next Editor in Chief. The right candidate will join a storied shortlist of writers, columnists, and editors, many of whom have gone on to become the most prominent voices in media today. This is a very visible role requiring not just management and digital experience, but a strong point of view about the issues most affecting women today, as well as a deep network of writers to tap for commentary. You will help develop a sustainable and competitive content strategy, in coordination with the company’s leadership and informed by data, and then execute against it. This is the top editorial role in our organization, reporting to our Deputy Editorial Director.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serve as the final newsroom voice on all Jezebel’s editorial choices
• Manage the day-to-day publishing, as well as long-lead projects and packages.
• Represent the interests of Jezebel’s audience in broader interactions with appropriate business functions across the company (marketing, sales, legal, comms, social, HR, etc.)
• Develop a content strategy that meets traffic goals, while also affirming the brand’s bonafides as a fearless, independent feminist voice.
• Nurture staff of varying levels of experience.
• Manage the expenses of the site, including its freelance budget.
• Maintain an updated editorial calendar that is available to relevant stakeholders at all times.
• Oversee Jezebel’s video franchises and output.

Qualifications:

• An unflinching commitment to impactful journalism and the editorial mission of Jezebel.
• A sense of humor. Jezebel is always witty!
• Minimum 5 years relevant newsroom management experience in a fast-paced, constantly evolving digital publishing environment
• Impeccable integrity and ability to support our editors in making tough journalistic calls in fast-moving news cycles
• Skills to help develop and execute on ideas that can grow Jezebel’s current audience while strengthening its brand recognition.
• A sound understanding of the evolving women’s media landscape—and Jezebel’s critical place in it.
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, organizational skills

This position reports into the Deputy Editorial Director Lea Goldman .

This position has range of$125,000.00 up to $180,000.00 annually, dependent upon years of related experience.

G/O Media is deeply committed to fostering a transparently inclusive workplace environment and people of color, women, people with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQIA+ candidates are very strongly encouraged to apply. Our company-wide mission is to reach very diverse audiences and so, we are deeply committed to having teams and leaders that reflect this mission.

In-Office Policy:

We're better together! G/O Media is back in office with 6 work-from-home days per month. This role is based in our New York City Office.

Vaccination policy:

The company is committed to public health and to the safety and wellbeing of our colleagues, visitors, and volunteers. As such, we have adopted a policy requiring all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or to meet the legal guidelines for an exemption.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:

G/O Media provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Warning:

We have recently become aware that individuals not associated with G/O Media have fraudulently used our name – and fictitious employee names– to solicit applications for fake and real jobs, to conduct fake job interviews and to make fake job offers. Any request to schedule an interview and any bona fide offer of employment will only come from an authorized representative of G/O Media with an email address “@g-omedia.com”. We will never require an applicant to provide credit card or banking information to cover any supposed advance costs.

If you have provided personal information in connection with a fake job offer or interview and you are concerned, we suggest that you immediately take appropriate action.

G/O Media takes these activities very seriously and are taking appropriate steps to shut down this fraudulent activity.

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